Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.


and entering stores and blowing open safes
They were sentenced to state prison for five
years. Bennett is a professional crook and
has SERVED timen in the prisons of New
York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Maine game wardens have ARRESTED three
or four men for violation of the game laws.
The poachers had been getting in their work
on Gassabeus Lake, small body of water
lying back of Lake Nicatous The wardens
caught them in the very act, not only of
killing in close time, but hunting and killing
with dogs. They captured their whole kit,
including four deer skins and two hounds,
one large deer hound and the other a small
beagle hound. The men were taken to Bucks
port, Me.
The stable Of A. F. Howe in Cambridge,
was discovered on fire. The building con-
taided a small quantity of hay and grain and
eight horses, four of which were burned.
At meeting of the Henry Wilson Memo
rial Association at Natick, Mass, a commit
tee Of five was appointed to receive contribu-
tons to the memorial fund and have full
charge of the same in connection with the
directions. This committee has power to
appoint solicitors who will work under its
direction. A letter from the Soldiers Home
az Togus, Me-, asserts that they desire TO
help the grand work along with their sub
scription. One hundred and forty-two names
were proposed as active members of the asso-
citation and accepted, embracing the business
men of Natick, Cochituate, Sherborn, Fran
lngham and Wellesley.
Forty-two of the winders in the Wakefield
rattan factory have quit work because tho
company refused to grant an increase in the
pay for certain chairs. Some new chairs
were introduced and the men asked for an
increase of Is cents on some and 10 on others,
stating that they could not make fair days
pay at the price offered for this work. The
company refused to pay the price asked and
the men quit work.
One hundred feet of the bank of the Nashua
Company's canal gave way, and all the water
i'll the canal ran into the river. The break
was undoubtedly caused by muskrats, which
dug holes in the bank, thereby letting through
mall streams which kept growing larger.
Mrs. Alamasan Clark, sister-in-law of M.
A. Clark, the millionaire real estate dealer Of
New Haven, Conn, committed suicide by
shooting herself four times with revolver
Mrs. Clark's husband died last August, since
when she has been prostrated with grief.
Rev. Roscoe E. Bradford of Thorndike,
Me, was badly injured yesterday afternoon
He was employed as spare section hand on
the railroad, and was on a handcar loaded
with ties coming down q steep grade. He
stepped off from the car and bent forward to
remove a trig which was in front of the
car, and in doing so fell through a small cul-
vert and the car passed over him, breaking
his leg just above the knee and again below
the ankle and breaking his collar bone, be-
sides cutting and bruising one finger.
Pratt Il lnman, iron merchants at Worces-
ter, Mass, have been missing small amounts
from their drawer for some time, and
policeman has been detailed to watch inside
the store for the past three nights. He caught
the burglar, James Lee, aged 81 years, an
employe in the card manufacturing estab-
ishment in the same block Hewas captured
after lively struggle and locked up for
breaking and entering. Lee halls from
Brookfeld
There have been rumors of the failure of
retail merchant in Bangor, Me-, the liza
bllities being placed at 1000. There are
also rumors of forged paper to a large amount,
some say $4,000. As the merchant stood
high, especially in social circles, it was
doubted by many The merchant was placed
under arrest, and is now at the Jail. Rumor
says that Bangor banks hold $1,000 worth
of forged paper, and that three or four diff
ferent names are on it. The reason given
out for the arrest is that the merchant was
about to leave the state. High society at
Bangor is greatly shocked.
Joseph Mills who criminally assaulted a
little girl in the West Concord (N H Gene
terry on one Sunday afternoon a short time
since, when she had gone there to place
flowers upon her mothers grave. has been
and sentenced to 20 years in the state prison
Hyde Park, Mass. wants better postofice
accommodations.
1t is about three weeks since the body of
Lila Hoyle was found lying face down, tied
hand and foot in the roof of the old corn crib
near the Oxford line. The mystery remains
unsolved, but the detectives, although puz-
zled, are still at work on it.
Rev. c. A. Skinner, for the past six years
pastor of the First Universalist church in
iSomerville, Mass, has resigned. He has
been in the ministry Al years and desires
rest. He is highly esteemed by his parish
ioners and his resignation causes much re-
greet. 1t takes place as soon as pastor and
church can mutually agree upon the time.
The AZ strikers who left the rattan fac
tory at Wakefield, Mass, because they were
refused an increase of from 10 to Is cents
for winding certain chairs, have settled the
difficulty, arrangements having been made
satisfactory to the company. The company
has not granted the increase, but have re-
due d the labor Of the men by not oblig-
ing them to wind the arms of the chairs,
pith being used instead of glazed cane. The
men are perfectly satisfied with this ar
rangement, and think they will get Just as
much as though the increase had been
granted.
Howard Webster, 81 years old, of Charles
town, Mass, INDUCED in weeks spree
which terminated in his going to sleep in the
yard of the Eastern railroad with sleeper
for bed and rail for pillow. A locomo-
tive passed his way on the same track, and at
present he is in the City hospital with a badly
injured head and left shoulder
Frank L. Blanchard, formerly of the New
York Tribune, Mail and Express and Com
mercial Advertiser, and Congressman-elect
Vance have formed a partnership, and pur-
chased the New Britain, Conn, Herald
Fred White of Cape Porpoise, 30 years of
age, attempted to commit suicide by shoot
ing. He kept company with young lady for
several years. He called upon her the other
day and proposed drive. She refused, and
words passed between them. White drew u
revolver and fired, the ball entering behind
his ear. The parties are well connected
An empty whisley barrel exploded in
Foxes cider mill at Watertown, Conn, with
the noise of cannon, and with such force as
TO knock down man who was q few feet
away. The barrel took fire simultaneously
with the report. Help came and saved the
mill from destruction The cause of the
strange freak is yet shrouded in mystery.
Edward W Haggett of North Carver, about
~ years of age, is at the Lawrence Mass
police station without friends and money. He
left his home to visit family at Lawrence
and for the first time in his life saw a RAFT
road train. Arriving in Boston he was be-
wlldered at what hesaw He met a Young
man who piloted him to restaurant for din.
uer, and then showed him to the Boston &.
Lowell depot. He gave the young man $3.50
he says to purchase him a ticket for Law
renco and received only three or four cents
in change. Arriving, he was unable to find
his friends and was taken care of by the po-
lice. He is the greenest rustic the local
police have ever encountered.
Owing to the trouble in the Fall River
(Mass.) city government, the gas and naphtha
lights did not burn on the night of the 10th
inst. cOnSenuantlY ell hut a small ,,nrtio,, of